What is/are its characteristics? (name as many as you can)
Petra began as a gathering site for trade incense, spice and perfume.
It was chiseled by hand into the sandstone cliffs.
The structure was covered with stucco and brightly painted
Many of the architectural elements hailed from Alexandria.
One tomb-cutting process started at the top of a rock face.
The city grew along the natural contours of the landscape.
The main street followed the curve of the Wadi Musa river.
How important were tombs in Petra? What did they mean? Toms were very important for the Nabataeans and the made them monumental, memorializing their kings and leaders.
How did this city become an urban center?
It became an urban center when the Nabataeans established there and started commercializing and building. Paragraph 2
Petra is a Stone city located in the desert of Jordan, between Arava valley and the Dead Sea. Petra stood at a crossroads of the ancient Near East. Petra was founded by a group of Arabian nomads called Nabataens, these groups were traders in the desert, and especially they had control of the ancient incense and spice in the Arabian Peninsula. Petra city had a great development as a consequence of the commercial traffic to and from Petra; one consequence that this brought with it, is the architectural presence of other cultures. The Nabataean architecture is reflected by the monumental rock –cut tombs built as a tribute to their kings and leaders. These elements that represent the culture of Nabataeans were the pilasters topped with carved capitals.From its origins as a tent encampment, Petra had become an urban center by the end of the first century BC. Typical of ancient Near Eastern settlements, the city grew along the natural contours of the landscape. Even the main street followed the curve of the Wadi Musa, Petra's primary river. At this time the Nabataeans paved the road through the Siq, enabling wheeled vehicles to import locally quarried limestone used in city construction The city of Petra became in a beautiful tourist place with amazing structures. Because of this the UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage and was chosen by the BBC as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die"
the deserts of Jordan
Who were its inhabitants?
The Nabataeans, a group of Arabian nomads.
What is/are its characteristics? (name as many as you can)
How important were tombs in Petra? What did they mean?
Toms were very important for the Nabataeans and the made them monumental, memorializing their kings and leaders.
How did this city become an urban center?
It became an urban center when the Nabataeans established there and started commercializing and building.
Paragraph 2
Petra is a Stone city located in the desert of Jordan, between Arava valley and the Dead Sea. Petra stood at a crossroads of the ancient Near East.
Petra was founded by a group of Arabian nomads called Nabataens, these groups were traders in the desert, and especially they had control of the ancient incense and spice in the Arabian Peninsula.
Petra city had a great development as a consequence of the commercial traffic to and from Petra; one consequence that this brought with it, is the architectural presence of other cultures. The Nabataean architecture is reflected by the monumental rock –cut tombs built as a tribute to their kings and leaders. These elements that represent the culture of Nabataeans were the pilasters topped with carved capitals.From its origins as a tent encampment, Petra had become an urban center by the end of the first century BC. Typical of ancient Near Eastern settlements, the city grew along the natural contours of the landscape. Even the main street followed the curve of the Wadi Musa, Petra's primary river. At this time the Nabataeans paved the road through the Siq, enabling wheeled vehicles to import locally quarried limestone used in city construction
The city of Petra became in a beautiful tourist place with amazing structures. Because of this the UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage and was chosen by the BBC as one of "the 40 places you have to see before you die"
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